Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential

Sharp, Rachel

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqz015

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“…The participants also discussed perceived prejudice and discrimination. They reported demeaning jokes, for example, that were also described by other authors (Yanos, 2018). The participants of this study also reported how different contexts of discrimination, such as by health providers and employers.…”

Section: In the Workplacesupporting

confidence: 79%

Perceived public stigma and perceived public exposure by persons living with bipolar disorder: A qualitative study

Favre

Aubry

Richard-Lepouriel

2022

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Stigma impact the lives of persons living with bipolar disorder. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore how perceived public stigma is described by people living with bipolar disorder and examine the links between perceived public stigma and perceived public exposure. Method: Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted in a purposive sample of euthymic people living with bipolar disorder recruited in a mood disorder ambulatory unit. Results: Thematic analysis of the transcript yielded five independent themes that were related to perceived public stigma. Perceived public stigma of bipolar disorder was modeled as comprising the three elements of public stigmas (stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination), with the addition of public exposure as a core component. Conclusion: The representation of bipolar disorder in society via newspapers, films/TV series, conferences, and celebrity self-disclosures is considered to have multiple impacts. People living with bipolar disorder have also reported a perceived public stigma of bipolar disorder that has both specific features and characteristics of general mental illness.

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Section: In the Workplacesupporting

confidence: 79%

Perceived public stigma and perceived public exposure by persons living with bipolar disorder: A qualitative study

Favre

Aubry

Richard-Lepouriel

2022

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…Second, in these situations, mental illness may increase the chances that an individual could behave in an unpredictable manner when given instructions by a police officer (Shemin, 2019). This, in turn, might lead to an officer perceiving a threat to their life or safety, particularly given the common negative stereotypes involving the violence or "dangerousness" of those who display indicators of mental illness (Yanos, 2018). This perception of a threat to one's life or safety may then increase the chances that the police officer will initiate or elevate the use of force in an interaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Systematic Examination of the Influence of Indicators of Mental Illness on Deaths in the Texas Criminal Justice System

Pollock

Sibila

Frantzen

et al. 2022

Criminal Justice Review

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The publicized deaths of individuals such as Sandra Bland raise questions about whether, and how, the American criminal justice system should handle individuals who display symptoms of mental illnesses. The current study seeks to establish whether there is a stage in the criminal justice process at which the presence of an indicator of a mental illness represents a particularly high risk of death in custody. Using multilevel logistic regression and data on 10,667 civilian deaths that occurred in the custody of criminal justice agencies across the state of Texas, from January 1st, 2005, through October 30th, 2020, results suggest that indicators of mental illness represent the highest risk of death when an individual is in the custody of police. At later stages in the criminal justice system process, particularly jail and prison, indicators of a mental illness reduce the chances that someone will die in custody. Policy implications are discussed.

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“…Disenfranchized and underserved communities are left out of research and development efforts meant to impact them. Prominent here is the experience of people with psychiatric disabilities who have been the object of prejudice and discrimination that robbed them not only of individual decisionmaking but of being included in the research enterprise meant to identify and implement interventions that affect their goals (Linton, 1998;Yanos, 2018). Defining the underserved is further enhanced by recognizing that many people with psychiatric disabilities are often people of color and diverse faiths with varied gender identities and sexual orientations, all that differ from the majority and hence are further disenfranchized from the policy-making enterprise (Barnett et al, 2018).…”

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The power of community-based participatory research (CBPR).

Corrigan¹,

Oppenheim²

2024

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Objective: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is based on power as fundamental to doing research. It evolved as a way of "knowing" from the broader idea of natural science. While previously viewed as objective, natural science is now understood as, at least, partially socially constructed. Method: History of research and epistemology is reviewed in terms of science. More specifically, we delve into science as social construction and how this conceptually opens the door to considering power in its processes. We then unpack CBPR as one way to do mental health research that artfully weaves power into method. Results: Natural science has evolved from believing scientism (i.e., the scientific method) is sufficient to describe physical and social phenomena to terms of social constructivism; namely, the social processes that impact investigators are necessary to understand science and its product. This highlights the role of power; namely, investigator choices about hypotheses, methods, analyses, and interpretations influence the products of individual studies. The recovery movement is the embodiment of power that significantly changed research and rehabilitation in mental health. CBPR has emerged to include people with lived experience in the research enterprise. CBPR is partnership among people with lived experience, health scientists, and service providers in all facets of doing research. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: Integrating CBPR into rehabilitation science has led to findings and actions that better serve community objectives. Continuing to weave CBPR into research and development will further enhance recovery in practice. Impact and ImplicationsThis review found community-based participatory research (CBPR) to be partnership between people with psychiatric disabilities and other stakeholders, including mental health scientists, family members, service providers, and administrators. CBPR is fundamentally action-based and grounded in power by enabling people to gather evidence so that they can make decisions about their communities.

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Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential

Cited by 8 publications

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Perceived public stigma and perceived public exposure by persons living with bipolar disorder: A qualitative study

Perceived public stigma and perceived public exposure by persons living with bipolar disorder: A qualitative study

A Systematic Examination of the Influence of Indicators of Mental Illness on Deaths in the Texas Criminal Justice System

The power of community-based participatory research (CBPR).

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